diff --git a/package/pkg-generic.mk b/package/pkg-generic.mk
index 20b07a7fa9..7679c41556 100644
--- a/package/pkg-generic.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-generic.mk
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ $(BUILD_DIR)/%/.stamp_staging_installed:
 			$(if $(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR),\
 				-e "s:$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR):@TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR@:g") \
 			-e "s:\(['= ]\)/usr:\\1@STAGING_DIR@/usr:g" \
+			-e "s:\(['= ]\)/lib:\\1@STAGING_DIR@/lib:g" \
 			$(if $(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR),\
 				-e "s:@TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR@:$(TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_INSTALL_DIR):g") \
 			-e "s:@STAGING_DIR@:$(STAGING_DIR):g" \